20 May

Montréal Book Launch: House Within a House and Baby Book

Saturday, May 20, 6 pmLibrairie Le Port de tête Join D.M. Bradford, Amy Ching-Yan More info Read more

23 May

Montreal International Anarchist Theatre Festival presents: Marusya Nikiforova: Ukraine’s Legendary Anarchist Warrior

Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 7:00 pmLa Sala Rossa, Montreal Norman Nawrocki’s one-act play Marusya More info Read more

23 May

Finding the Fun in Children’s Nonfiction

Tuesday, May 23, 7:30-8:30 pmOnline via Zoom Non-fiction is NOT fiction’s boring cousin. Join More info Read more

24 May

Learn@Lunch: Navigating Bill 96 – Understanding Quebec’s French Language Law

Wednesday, May 24, 12:00-1:30 pmOnline via Zoom Are you wondering about Quebec’s newly approved More info Read more

24 May

SpeakUp: Recto-Verso

L’Échange Interactif de Poésie de Montréal Poets: Louise Dupré, Emmanuel Deraps, et Jean-Guy Forget More info Read more

25 May

The Writers’ Union of Canada Awards Announcement

Thursday, May 25, 202312 pm EDT on Facebook Live Join The Writers’ Union of More info Read more

25 May

Hackmatack Panel with Valerie Sherrard, Edeet Ravel, Laura Best, and host Stephanie Domet

Thursday, May 25, 6:30 pm EDT (7:30 pm ADT)Online via Zoom Join 2023 Hackmatack More info Read more

25 May

League of Canadian Poets: Quebec/French Open Mic

Thursday, May 25, 7-8 pm EDT Events will feature 10-15 poets maximum, who will More info Read more

27 May

Shut Up & Write! with QWF

Saturday, May 27, 10:00 am–12:30 pmOnline via Zoom—RSVP below to receive the Zoom link More info Read more

28 May 3 Jun

Writing retreat in idyllic Central Switzerland

Make time and space for you and your craft in idyllic Switzerland. Enjoy writing More info Read more

29 May

The Art of Literary Translation

In this workshop, we will explore literary translation from French to English: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and songs.

29 May

Épiques Voices poetry reading

The bilingual opening show, Épiques Voices part of the 24th edition of the Festival More info Read more

 

QWF Annual Timeline

Zines laid out on a page

January

Woman reading at a microphone in front of an intimate audience

February

March

April

  • QWF Annual General Meeting (AGM)
  • Writers in the Community Pyramid Campaign ends
Stacks of books on display

May

June

Women in a classroom

July

People wearing summer clothes in nature

August

Two women smiling at the camera

September

Group of women smiling at camera

October

November

December

The QWF Office closes for the last two weeks of December—happy holidays!  
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